Forge Mace Head is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Mace Head x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 7.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | any piercedchunk | Used up |
| 5 | any metalpiece | Used up |
| 1 | any ballpeenhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpunch | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mace Head |
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Forge Mace Head recipe (Weaponry category). You need any charcoal, any piercedchunk, any metalpiece and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any tongs, any metalworkingpunch.
It needs Blacksmithing level 7.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 8. Reading Magazine: Medieval Armory - May 1993 teaches it. You can also research it from Stone Mace Head, Bone Club with Spikes, Sturdy Bone Club with Spikes, Mace, Stone Mace, Short Bat with Spikes, Baseball Bat with Spikes, Long Mace.
It gives 75 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.